The Fridge

AI guys beefing with the pope: A brief recap

For a while now, AI guys have been arguing with the pope—Bishop of Rome, Primate of Italy, Chicago White Sox fan—over whether or not their chatbots and image generators are consistent with the will of the Lord, and in one recently-revealed exchange, whether making a computer talk constitutes creating life. According to a New York…

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I’ve been skeptical about Bandai Namco’s upcoming Gundam game—but then I saw this model kit’s chainsaw macuahuitl

Doctors have confirmed it: It’s physically impossible for me to turn my nose up at a mecha action game. But despite this dire prognosis, I’ve been suspicious of Gundam Rogue Orbit—Bandai Namco’s mobile suit action game coming in spring—since it was announced back in June. The problem is the giant monsters. I’m a Gundam traditionalist….

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